The use of fully covered self-expandable metal stents in the endoscopic treatment of portal cavernoma cholangiopathy

Abstract Background and aims There are different therapeutic approaches for biliary strictures and reducing portal hypertension in patients with symptomatic portal cavernoma cholangiopathy (PCC). Endoscopic treatment includes endoscopic biliary sphincterotomy (EST), dilation of stricture with a bili...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Murat Buyruk, Çağdaş Erdoğan, Fatih Tekin, İlker Turan, Ömer Özütemiz, Galip Ersöz¹
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-11-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-023-03042-5